Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-30
THE WATER WORKS INJUNCTION SUIT

THE WATER WORKS INJUNCTION SUIT.
Judge White Renders His Decision. Giving
the Plaintiffs the Right at Injunction.
and Limiting the City to 100000 Gal
Ions.
Saturday night Judge ChaS. T. White. of
the Clark county court of common pleas.
rendered his decision in the celebrated
water works injunction suit Of Warder n
Barnett and L. L. Mast Il Co. vs.. the city
OF Springfield aud the beard of water
works trustees. The decision is very full
and elaborate. embracing between five and
six thousand words. The decision is com
m-nded on every side for its lncdity,
strength and justice.
Judge White commences by giving full
history Of the case. and Of the situation in
volved in il. together with vOlumnOuS All
thorities for every point made. Following
is the gist of the decision, which is brief,
makes the injunction permanent and limits
the city To- 800. 600 gallons Of water pei
day:
Neither the digging Of the reservoir on
| its own land, nor accumulated surface
| purcolating or subteranean waters not flow
| ing in defined channel therein. nor con
Nrying the same Ia its water works by the
| pipes laid thereto. and thence distributing
| il Ia individual consumers by the defend
ants. is in itself unlawful. In 81 doing
| however. they cannot rightfully impair al
destroy plaintiffs right to the waters iT
either Buck or Beaver creeks. or their trib
atarieS, by either direct or Indirect shStrar
/ ton theretron, without cOmpensating then
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